Instance states (running, stopped, terminated) in GCP - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to check if a Compute Engine instance is currently running.

GCP

if instance.status == '[1]':
    print('Instance is running')

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ATERMINATED

BSUSPENDED

CSTOPPED

DRUNNING

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'TERMINATED' or 'STOPPED' which mean the instance is not running.

The status 'RUNNING' indicates the instance is active and operational.

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medium

Complete the code to stop a running Compute Engine instance using the GCP Python client.

GCP

operation = compute.instances().[1](project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name).execute()

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Adelete

Bstart

Cstop

Dreset

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Common Mistakes

Using 'start' which powers on the instance instead of stopping it.

The 'stop' method is used to stop a running instance.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to check if an instance is terminated.

GCP

if instance.status == '[1]':
    print('Instance is terminated')

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ARUNNING

BTERMINATED

CSTOPPED

DPAUSED

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Common Mistakes

Using 'STOPPED' which means the instance is powered off but not terminated.

The correct status for a terminated instance is 'TERMINATED'.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a dictionary that maps instance names to their current states.

GCP

instance_states = {instance.[1]: instance.[2] for instance in instances}

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Aname

Bstatus

Czone

Did

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Common Mistakes

Using 'zone' or 'id' which do not represent the instance's name or state.

The 'name' attribute identifies the instance, and 'status' gives its current state.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to filter instances that are currently running and create a list of their names.

GCP

running_instances = [instance.[1] for instance in instances if instance.[2] == '[3]']

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Aname

Bstatus

CRUNNING

Dzone

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Common Mistakes

Filtering by 'zone' or using wrong status strings.

This code collects the names of instances whose status is 'RUNNING'.